5 Songs aka Sandro

In Medellín’s Comuna 13, a place where hip-hop became a survival strategy and a language of resistance, lives Sandro, a non-binary artivist. At 31, Sandro is torn between exhaustion and hope. They embark on a one last creative journey to write five songs that confront their past and search for a breakthrough in art, identity, and life. Each song is a lyrical confrontation with grief, rejection, imprisonment, loneliness, and the fragile dream of the future. Sandro longs to be seen by their mother, proving worth to someone who may never understand. The camera breathes with Sandro, provoking, healing, and revealing the cracks between performance and confession. Each new song gives birth to a visual world, a music video co-created by Sandro with local artists. The film’s rhythm follows these beats of creation, from doubt to flow, from chaos to form. 5 Songs is a dialogue between two lives that mirror each other. The filmmaker, who once faced a crisis of his own, finds in Sandro a reflection of his former self. Their connection blurs the line between observer and participant, opening space for mutual recognition and healing. Each song becomes both confession and resistance, a small act of reclaiming one’s story in a world that often silences difference. Set against the vibrant yet scarred landscape of Medellín’s creative resistance, 5 Songs becomes both portrait and collaboration between filmmaker and protagonist, between art and survival. The story weaves together music, memory, and the present moment of creation. It explores the need for recognition, the desire to be heard, and the pursuit of existence beyond mere survival. By the end, Sandro’s artistic fate might remain uncertain, but we witness a transformation: a voice finding its form, a person confronting their past, and perhaps learning to let go of external approval and embrace self-discovery. The result is a raw, emotional journey that questions the true meaning of being truly heard.

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Dir. Kamil Dobrosielski

Running time: 70–90min

Stage: development

Planned release 2028​